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A Companion to Hume

ISBN: 978-0-470-69583-8

April 2008

Wiley-Blackwell

592 pages

Description
Comprised of twenty-nine specially commissioned essays, A Companion to Hume examines the depth of the philosophies and influence of one of history's most remarkable thinkers.
  • Demonstrates the range of Hume's work and illuminates the ongoing debates that it has generated
  • Organized by subject, with introductions to each section to orient the reader
  • Explores topics such as knowledge, passion, morality, religion, economics, and politics
  • Examines the paradoxes of Hume's thought and his legacy, covering the methods, themes, and consequences of his contributions to philosophy
About the Author
Elizabeth S. Radcliffe is Professor of Philosophy at Santa Clara University. Her areas of specialization include Hume, ethical theory, motivational psychology, and seventeenth- and eighteenth-century philosophy. She is the author of On Hume (2000), editor of A Companion to Hume (Blackwell, 2007), and was co-editor of the journal Hume Studies from 2000 to 2005.
Features

  • Demonstrates the range of Hume's work and illuminates the ongoing debates that it has generated.
  • Comprised of twenty-nine essays by leading scholars in the field.
  • Organized by subject, with introductions to each section to orient the reader.
  • Explores topics such as knowledge, passion, morality, religion, economics, and politics.
  • Examines the paradoxes of Hume's thought and his legacy, covering the methods, themes, and consequences of his contributions to philosophy.